So I started up a new game of CK2 this morning and I said to myself "I never played as any of the Altaic before" so here I am, asking for history, interesting shit and what not about the Kirghiz, Pecheneg, Karluk, Uyghur, Mongols, Khitan, Avar, Bolghar, Khazar and Cuman! (Maybe Turkish.. no, no I won't be Turkish) Tell me about one or more, and based on badass factor and what not I'll pick one of 'em and become a just glorious khan.
Thanks for answers in advance and if you're here to act a maggot don't bother!
>>1892380
Be Uyghur and establish the mythical kingdom of SHAMBALA/SHANRI-LA/ALTISHAR (De Jure Kingdom of Khotan).
>>1892391
Sounds pretty damn dope. Buddhist I assume?
>>1892401
Yeah buddhist, but it keeps to keep one county jain and hindu for emergency/switching convenience.
ALL your counties save for two are silk road routes. That's loadsa money. In my experience I tend to raze all castle holdings outside of my personal demense, so I will only have republic/theocracy vassals, therefore no one will challenge your rule.
one-man one-county is great, since most landed characters have one-trade post limit per character, and owning only one county each means all of those counties will have trade posts.
Also make friends with your nomad brothers. They won't hurt you if you keep marrying them/give them stuff/whatever.
>>1892408
Thanks my man, let's hope my first time being a altaic does not go arseways!
Settling as Merchant republics is also fun. The ability for nomads to take land and then feudalize is downright cheaty.
>Cuman Jews of Krete.